“Everyone is looking at the same sort of players and if you go for him now and you are a Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United or Manchester City, they would probably put about £40million on the price tag.

“Do you know what? It won’t surprise me if they wait till the end of the season to bring someone in.

“Obviously [they will] start getting in contact with the club and start to do negotiations now so when it comes to the end of the season it’s either Chelsea or the three or four top clubs.

“To buy someone now I think is a tall order [because] he needs to fit into the way we play.”Instead of playing either of Chelsea’s designated strikers, Sarri has instead preferred to give Eden Hazard the responsibility of playing up front.

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